Although she is best known for her large-scale sculpture and installation art, Bourgeois was also a prolific painter and printmaker. She explored a variety of themes over the course of her long career …

With a career spanning eight decades from the 1930s until 2010, Louise Bourgeois is one of the great figures of modern and contemporary art. She is best known for her large-scale sculptures and …

May 31, 2010 · Bourgeois transformed her experiences into a highly personal visual language through the use of mythological and archetypal imagery, adopting objects such as spirals, spiders, cages, …

“I like to be a glass house. There is no mask in my work.” Born in Paris in 1911, Louise Bourgeois was raised by parents who ran a tapestry restoration business. A gifted student, she also helped out in …

Louise Bourgeois (born December 25, 1911, Paris, France—died May 31, 2010, New York, New York, U.S.) was a French-born sculptor known for her monumental abstract and often biomorphic works …

Jun 15, 2022 · Louise Bourgeois, born in 1911 in Paris, France, and passed away in 2010 in New York City, the United States of America, is a truly iconic artist, best known for her often monumental …

Apr 4, 2025 · French-American artist Louise Bourgeois was a prolific creative. In her eight-decades-long career spanning the 1930s to the 2010s, she created large-scale sculptures for which she’s still …

Not until the 1950s did she concentrate on sculpture. Bourgeois’s art explores opposite qualities: light/dark, rough/smooth, male/female. It alludes to strong emotions, often tied to sexuality. …

Louise Bourgeois was a eminent American-French artist of the 20th century, recognized for her abstract sculptures, drawings and prints, and perhaps best know for her arachnid-like Maman sculptures.

Apr 6, 2022 · Emerging in the 20th century, French American artist Louise Bourgeois’ career spanned over seven decades. She was associated with various art movements like Surrealism and Feminist …